Score-card and pencil holder



Patented Aug. 26, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SCORE-CARD AND PENCIL HOLDER.

Application filed November 1, 1923.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, VVINNIFRED C. LY- MAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Mansfield, in the county of Bristol and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inScore-Card and Pencil Holders; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in holding devices for score cardsor sheets, and pencils, such as those used in keeping the scores fornumerous card games.

The object of the invention is to provide an extremely simple andinexpensive device of the character set forth, yet one which will behighly desirable and may be easily supported upon the wearing apparel ofthe user, or in any other convenient manner.

With the foregoing in View, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and claimed, the descrip tion beingsupplemented by the accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 is an edge View of the invention showing a card and pencil heldthereby.

Figure 2 is a front elevation.

Figure 3 is a plan View of the metal strip from which the device isformed. i

Figure 4} is an edge view showing a slightly different form ofconstruction.

In constructing the device, I make use of a single strip of resilientmetal, said strip being preferably of the outline disclosed in Fig. 3.One elongated end portion 1 of the metal strip, constitutes a resilienttongue. Art the lower end of this tongue, the strip is bent backwardlyupon itself as indicated at 2 and is then extended throughout the lengthof the tongue 1, as disclosed at 3. The strip then bent forwardly at 4and extended inwardly at 5, around the free end of the tongue 1, toprovide a jaw which co-operates with said tongue in forming a holder fora card, such as that indicated at 6 in Fig. 1. After forming the 5, thestrip is bent forwardly as indicated at 7 in Figs. 1 and 2 or at 7 inFig. 4, and is then extended vertically at 8, at least throughout thelength of Serial No. 672,140.

the aw 5. The free end of the strip is then bent backwardly as indicatedat 9 in Figs. 1 and 2 or at 9 in Fig. 4, and extends inwardly adjacentthe strip portion 3 which is located behind the tongue 1, thus providinga resilient supporting finger.

In the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the last bend 9 issufficiently large to form a clip for a pencil 11. In Fig. 4, however,the next to the last bend, 7 is enlarged to form a holder for a pencil,this being the only distinction between the two forms of construction.

It will be seen that the device is exceptionally simple and inexpensive,yet that it will provide a convenient holder for a pencil and a scorecard or sheet. By means of the finger 10, the device may be supported innumerous ways. For instance, this finger may be hooked over a waistpocket, over the edge of a. waist-band or belt, over a safetypin pinnedonto an article of wearing apparel, or over any other desired support.

As excellent results are obtained from the details disclosed, they arepreferably followed, but within the scope of the invention as claimed,numerous minor changes may be made.

I claim:

1. A device of the class described comprising a strip of metal having anelongated end portion constituting a spring tongue, the strip being bentbackwardly upon itself at the inner end of said tongue, extendedthroughout the length of the latter and then bent forwardly and inwardlyaround the free end. of the tongue to provide a j aw cooperable withsaid tongue to form a card holder, the strip after forming said jawbeing bent forwardly upon itself and extended throughout the length ofsaid jaw, the free end of the strip being then bent backwardly andextended inwardly adjacent the part of the strip behind the aforesaidtongue to provide a supporting finger.

2. A structure as specified in claim 1; one of the last two bends ofsaid strip constituting a pencil-receiving clip.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affiXed my signature.

WINNIFR-ED C. ILYMAN.

